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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 28

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 6 →

Receipts

85 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 43▲ 67 vs year ago 18 · +372.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Fat Sale included*

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,757	106.10	1,864	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,508	93.37	1,408	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	61.33	748	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,430	173.48	2,481	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,646	180.65	2,973	31
Steers	Choice	Average	1,555	171.89	2,673	37
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,522	170.50	2,595	3thin

Every lot

10 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,522	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,595	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,555	171.89/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,673	37
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,646	180.65/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,973	31
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,430	173.48/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,481	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	965	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,948	107.83/cwt	91.00–117.00	2,101	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,449	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	61.33/cwt	54.00–71.00	748	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,600	78.49/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,256	3

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Feb 28, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Receipts 85Last week 43Year ago 18

*Special Fat Sale included*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,948	91.00–117.00	107.83
1	—	1,975	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	78.00–80.00	78.49
1	—	1,230	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	54.00–71.00	61.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	170.00–177.00	173.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,555	164.00–180.00	171.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,646	173.00–182.00	180.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	170.50	170.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.